'Boro (A) - Match Thread, Sponsored By Mills' Middle Finger

[tomrfcurz]

Anyone at the game yet? Hows people journeys been etc etc? Just thought i'd get the ball rolling!

[readingfc13]

Reading (4-2-3-1): Federici; Griffin, Bertrand, Ingimarsson (c), Mills; Howard, Tabb; McAnuff, Kebe, Sigurdsson; Long
Subs: Hamer, Khizanishvili, Gunnarsson, Matejovsky, Robson-Kanu, Church, Rasiak

[I was there at Elm Park]

Same line-up and bench as Tuesday.

[Royal_Delight]

Middlesbrough: Jones; Hoyte, Grounds, Pogatetz, Wheater; O'Neil (c), Robson, Franks, Arca; Killen, McDonald
Subs: Coyne, Naughton, Riggott, Taylor, Emnes, Lita, Miller

[tomrfcurz]

Same line-up and bench as Tuesday.

Yeh, gotta say bit happy bit surprised as the infamous long balls worked so much better with Rasiak on the end of em and i thought perhaps we aren't exactly going to be playing the Arsenal passing game today

[I was there at Elm Park]

I notice that Jonny Fordham is bringing up Millsgate again. (http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... reading_fc)

Why can't everyone just move on.

[URZZZZZZZZ]

Barely had the ball yet, McDermott out.

[leww_rfc]

Come on URZ!

[leww_rfc]

Up to 13th Preston Losing.

[Terminal Boardom]

So far so good. We are starting to make inroads and getting to see a bit of the ball. According to BBCRB, about 200 Reading have made the trip. Good effort.

[Ian Royal]

I notice that Jonny Fordham is bringing up Millsgate again. (http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... reading_fc)

Why can't everyone just move on.

because controversy makes news.

[themadstad]

Showing signs of getting in to it but all Middlesbrough.....

[Mike Hunt]

Wooooooooooooooooo - I love stuff

I'm Drunk as a skunk

[Terminal Boardom]

MacAnuff hurt. Free kick on corner of penalty area to us.

[Percy's Rocket]

Same line-up and bench as Tuesday.

Yeh, gotta say bit happy bit surprised as the infamous long balls worked so much better with Rasiak on the end of em and i thought perhaps we aren't exactly going to be playing the Arsenal passing game today

I thought Tabb and Howard worked their socks off on Tuesday but would not have minded seeing gunnar in there today..we are a bit short in the air defending set pieces..still think we can pass it a bit today cos if we don't it will just keep coming straight back....people seem to miss that we went long on Tuesday because qpr packed mf and sat back after half time..maybe we should have been good enough to do more about that but putting Rasiak on and keeping at it worked in the end.

[I was there at Elm Park]

Long gone close.

Good save from Brad Jones.

[themadstad]

Ohh Middlesbrough almost had us on the break.....

[leww_rfc]

In Other news Tommy Smith scores for Pompey.

[Terminal Boardom]

Good half 0-0. Keep it tight for the first ten of the second half and look to push on. Give it 15 and if still 0-0 look to bring on another striker.

[themadstad]

Good half 0-0. Keep it tight for the first ten of the second half and look to push on. Give it 15 and if still 0-0 look to bring on another striker.

That's what worries me, we've had some poor second halves. I don't think Long should be upfront by himself.

I wish McAnuff actually had an end product though.